Comments on: Quantum Of Solace Brand Placements

By: Mattiac

Mattiac — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:05:27 +0000

:( I HATE BRAND/PRODUCT PLACEMENTS!

By: evil:cat

evil:cat — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:43:17 +0000

The worst placement in a Bond film was one of the laster Brosman films, where he’s just made sweet, sweet love to his lady, then sits half up, resting on the elbow of his left arm… and he still has that fuckin’ Omega watch on. Right, the great lover leaves his watch on during sex, just so it can face the camera once he’s done?

Product placement is traditional in the Bond series. I just read all 14 books from Casino Royale to The Living Daylights. Fleming was one of the first authors to name products by brand to create an impression of luxury. Everything, from the brand of suit to the car to the name of the watchmaker, and much more inbetween, is named in the books. Only difference was, he didn’t get paid by the manufacturer to put those names in.

By: Bobsyeruncle

Bobsyeruncle — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:44:05 +0000

Considering all the chicks that our hero bags from film to film, I can’t believe we haven’t yet seen him endorsing treatments for herpes and whatnot.

By: Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:54:40 +0000

After seeing Die Another Day, which sucked, I wasn’t really into Bond. But after seeing the trailer in the theaters, the film looks cool. I think I’ll see Bond 21 first

By: doug nagy

doug nagy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:16:40 +0000

That exchange escaped my memory – but it sucks.

By: Phil Gee

Phil Gee — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:12:03 +0000

Actually, as much as i love Casino Royale, it was the only Bond film where i found the product placement to be really dodgy, both for the VAIO laptop and for this little exchange:

Vesper: Nice watch, rolex?
Bond: Omega
Vesper: Beeeeeeeeeeautiful

By: HAZMAT

HAZMAT — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:56:57 +0000

yes.
Die Another Day and Tomorrow Never Dies where also horrible….but this one has gone overboard…

what is it anyways? russian? latin?

By: charles

charles — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:45:06 +0000

I don’t know why all the hate for the title. I actually like it a lot and like it much better than Die Another Day or Tomorrow Never Dies. At least it means something and it is original.

By: charles

charles — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:40:51 +0000

“I am fine with product placement in film, as long as it isn’t blatant.”

Exactly. Casino Royale = good. The Island = no good.

They have to put it in a way that showing the brand name is not the only objective of the scene. Otherwise it is just annoying.

By: HAZMAT

HAZMAT — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:40:38 +0000

it looks good but- the name looks horrible to say the least…

i HATE the name. and theres nothing we can do..